| Fortune (fortune) |
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| n. | (fôr"t***usl]n; 135) |
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| For"tune |
| [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors,
fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See
Bear to support, and cf. Fortuitous.] |
The arrival of something in a sudden or
unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified
or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning
happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or
fortuitously the lots of life.
That which befalls or is to befall one;
lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny;
as, to tell one's fortune.
That which comes as the result of an
undertaking or of a course of action; good or ill success;
especially, favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as
reached partly by chance and partly by effort.
Wealth; large possessions; large estate;
riches; as, a gentleman of fortune.
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| Fortune (fortune) |
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| v. t. | |
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| For"tune |
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To make fortunate; to give either good or bad
fortune to.
To provide with a fortune.
To presage; to tell the fortune of.
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| Fortune (fortune) |
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| v. i. | |
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| For"tune |
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